Richard W. Garnett is the Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame. Also by this author Consensus & Uncertainty at the Supreme Court Get Commonweal's latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2005-05-20 issue: View Contents Most Recent Interregnum Report By The Editors May 2, 2025 Burning Down the Days By Paul Baumann May 2, 2025 Francis the Teacher By David Cloutier May 1, 2025